Scars
When I was 12 years old, I dropped out of school because my parents constantly fought, so each person went their separate way. I had
A Returnee’s Story
At 6 years old, M. already knew how to cook. At 7 years old, she learned how to embroider. As orphans, M. and her siblings
Do you know anyone who was trafficked?
While outreaching at Bac Ha Market in Lào Cai Province to spread awareness about and to prevent human trafficking, we asked a simple question: Do
Planting the Seed
Ta Van, Sapa, is a poetic village hidden under a field of pine trees, whose beauty rivals the visions from my own dreams. The melodious
Would You Have Done the Same?
D. is the newest and youngest human trafficking survivor taking up residence at our Lao Cai Compassion House. Despite not ever receiving formal education and
She Protects Us In Her Gaze
The transaction was carried out in the stillness of the night, where the only spotlight on the furtive affair came from the brightness of the
Will to Succeed
During her escape from the monsters who trafficked and kept her captive, she suffered severe scratches throughout her whole body, a huge foot infection that
Is She a Trafficking Survivor?
Riding a motorbike slowly around the intersections near the border gate, a young woman caught my eyes. Many stories told to us by trafficking survivors
